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This website has been developed and maintained by Rev Sandy Boyce (Deacon), a Uniting Church in Australia Minister (Deacon). It may be a help to people planning worship services.

Lament

Posted on June 1, 2015 by admin

The following two prayers/reflections were written following the execution of Andrew Chan and Myurun Sukumaran in Indonesia. The words could easily be adapted for another sorrow, for surely there will be more to come that our nation will be engulfed … Continue reading →

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Prayers for others – various

Posted on May 29, 2015 by admin

“Prayer is not meant to be an end in itself. Prayer is about connecting with the priorities and values of God. If it is immersing ourselves in a deep connection with God, so that we can live differently and help … Continue reading →

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Micah Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

What does the LORD require of you? To do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6.8) Pilgrim Uniting Church has included four specific Micah Challenge services on the worship plan in 2015. Please … Continue reading →

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Poetry – various

Posted on April 13, 2015 by admin

I came across this wonderful post of poems by Chris Corrigan as part of the reflections on the 2014 Awakening Soul conference. He writes: These poems were composed more or less spontaneously at Awakening Soul 2014. They are harvests of … Continue reading →

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Compilation Calendar of Commemorations (UCA)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by admin

This calendar of commemorations has been prepared for use in the Uniting Church in Australia. It’s not the feast days or saints days as such, and includes some more contemporary people in the life of the wider church. Compilation Calendar … Continue reading →

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World Toilet Day – Nov 19th

Posted on November 19, 2014 by admin

19 November is World Toilet Day. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge. Can you imagine not having a toilet? Can you imagine not having privacy when … Continue reading →

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Year A Proper 27, November 9, 2014

Posted on November 7, 2014 by admin

Sermon A thoughtful reflection here on the Gospel for the day – the 10 bridesmaids, by David R. Henson. (Somebody commented that this sermon is ‘an excellent and daring exposition of this parable that I’ve puzzled over at times myself. … Continue reading →

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Peace in our Time

Posted on September 30, 2014 by admin

As the world prepares for another round of international military engagement in Iraq; as the situation in Syria escalates; as war, displacement, violence and death continue and refugees flood out of trouble spots seeking refuge – we continue to pray … Continue reading →

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Words of welcome & gathering

Posted on June 26, 2014 by admin

Gathering prayerWe come, God of the journey: a people from different places, different histories, different cultures. We come hoping to find companionship for the journey,solidarity for the struggle. We gather, God of Hospitality, around your ‘welcome table’, a table not yet round, but rounding. We … Continue reading →

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Psalm 23

Posted on December 30, 2013 by admin

YOU ARE MY SHEPHERD, I am contentYou lead me to rest in the sweet grassesTo lie down by the quiet watersAnd I am refreshedYou lead me down the right pathThe path that unwinds in the pattern of your nameAnd even … Continue reading →

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